Activision has a cease-and-desist letter delivered to a cheat seller’s front door, films the entire thing, and publishes the video.
It’s no surprise, of course, that publishers take legal action against commercial sellers of aimbots and wallhacks. But the way Activision has now targeted a well-known Call of Duty cheat seller appears to be a small show of force: The publisher sent a delivery person directly to the seller’s home address in the U.S. state of Ohio and posted the video of the handoff online.
A letter from the publisher on the front door
The video, which is just under a minute long and was shared via the official Call of Duty channel on X, looks like footage from a body camera. It shows a representative pulling up to a residence, ringing the doorbell, and handing a thick envelope to a visibly surprised person.
When asked in astonishment what it was, the response was terse: “Greetings from Activision’s lawyers—this is a formal cease-and-desist letter.” For any questions, please contact the law firm in charge.
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat doesn’t end when your match does.
Cheat makers operate around the world. So do we. We’re taking the fight directly to cheat sellers.
Last weekend during the Closed Beta, we went to Ohio to take down Elocarry.
That’s not an isolated case… pic.twitter.com/IP69qlGgDD
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 28, 2026
Some context on this: The man in the video is not arrested, no search takes place, and a court was not involved in the matter either. Although the representative in the clip refers to a “cease-and-desist order,” Activision itself later clarified that it is a cease-and-desist notice and not a court order. In other words: a warning letter stating that legal action will follow if the demands are not met.
According to Activision, the target of the action was the provider “Elocarry,” which had been distributing software for years to circumvent anti-cheat measures such as Call of Duty’s Ricochet. The effect was apparently immediate: In a post on Discord, the cheat service announced that it would suspend sales and support for all Call of Duty products with immediate effect for the time being.
The video appears to be intended as an example. In subsequent posts below it, Activision provides figures: over 375 “malicious” reseller operations, more than 80 cease-and-desist letters served, and over 30 providers completely shut down.
Along with this comes the announcement that further steps will follow, explicitly including lawsuits. The publisher ends the thread with a line in all caps addressed to the entire scene: “WE WILL FIND YOU.”
The EngineOwning case has shown that Activision is certainly capable of making an impact in court. In 2024, the provider was ordered to pay more than $14 million. And as early as March 2025, Team Ricochet had claimed to have forced more than 20 cheat developers and dozens of resellers out of business since the launch of Black Ops 6.
